Microsoft continues to reach out and partner up with those that can feed its growing Xbox Live Video Marketplace with today's announced $500 million deal with Viacom. The partnership will allow Microsoft and Viacom to share services between the two, and more importantly, open up Viacom's networks and studios (MTV< Comedy Central, BET and Paramount) for digital distribution through MSN and the Xbox 360. Read the story over at the International Herald Tribune for all the details.